Re: MADJAL: A conlang game. Round one. (longish)
| From: | James Worlton <jworlton@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, July 1, 2004, 16:53 |
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On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 23:05:48 -0700, Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...> wrote:
>Just a note on pronunciation of Madjal. Presumably it
>is spoken around the world with many different
>accents, so there is no single "correct"
>pronunciation. Spelling is stanmdardized, but whever
>it is spoken, it is spoken a little differently, so
>phonetic renderings of the words are not really
>practical.
>
>--gary
Hmm. In my nascent conculture pronunciation is vitally important. The sounds of the
'magic invoking' phrases have to be tuned just right to the energies of the planet.
A less-than-perfect pronunciation will result in less-than-perfect (sometimes
catastrophic :) ) consequences. Of course, other preparations for magical invocation
are required as well, so one can't just 'say the magic words' and expect a result. But
even after all of the preparations the pronunciation has to be precise. Maybe it's just
the composer in me...
James W.
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